Zaid @ Imran Gulam Hasan Choudhary v. the State of Maharashtra
NDPS Act, Sections 8(c), 22(c) and 29 – Bail
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court bail ruling in NDPS mephedrone case (Crime No. 85/2024, Dehu Road Police Station, Pimpri-Chinchwad): bail allowed to two accused despite alleged commercial quantity and Section 37 NDPS Act bar, because the charge-sheet lacked any document proving the arrangement of panch witness Sunil S. More through the Regional Officer, Health Department, PCMC Pune (prima facie doubt on prosecution case), there was no recovery from applicant Zaid @ Imran Gulam Hasan Choudhary, and neither applicant had criminal antecedents; release on P.R. Bond Rs. 25,000 each with conditions including fortnightly police-station attendance; single-judge order by N.R. Borkar, J., dated 07.02.2025.
What did the court decide?
Both applicants (Zaid @ Imran Gulam Hasan Choudhary and Shahajad Alam Abbaas Kureshi) released on bail in C.R. No. 85 of 2024, Dehu Road Police Station, on furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: attendance at the concerned police station twice a month (1st and 3rd Saturday, 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.) till conclusion of trial, regular attendance before the trial Court, and abstention from similar crimes; breach entails automatic cancellation of the bail order.